A court in southern Nigeria has granted $15,000 (£10,000) bail to a young man accused of kidnapping and sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl he allegedly married in the northern city of Kano. Yunusa Dahiru pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this month in front of a judge in southern Bayelsa state's capital, Yenagoa. The family of the girl, named only as Ese, alleged that Mr Dahiru abducted her last August and forced her to convert to Islam before marrying her. Mr Dahiru has maintained that she entered into a relationship with him and converted from Christianity voluntarily. Justice Nganjiwa has adjourned the case to 17 April.
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